Are Boobies Coming to a School District Near You?



From: http://www.sundiego.com/keep-a-breast-i-love-boobies-bracelet-p-6575.html

 Breasts are like the first day of spring - typically the first sign that a daughter has embarked on her journey into womanhood.  Maybe that's why women love them so much.  Even those who hate their breasts (too big, too small, uneven) love them.  Few can imagine life without them.  And, perhaps, that's why breast cancer can be so devastating to its survivors.  My own family has eluded breast cancer thus far, but a dear friend is in for the fight of her life. 

Does the potential of losing your breasts change one's perspective of what we call them?  Can those of us who have never experienced this threat make an impartial judgement as to what names are irreverent or obscene?  Do you correct your daughter when she and her friends call their breasts "boobies?"  Do you correct your son?  Should a school district suspend a child for wearing a bracelet that says "I (heart) Boobies.  Keep a breast."  The debate is getting closer to Delaware with a new lawsuit in PA. 
 
From the News Journal:

Pa. school sued over 'boobies' ban


MARYCLAIRE DALE • Associated Press • November 15, 2010

 PHILADELPHIA — A free-speech lawsuit is being filed against a Pennsylvania school district that bans the popular "I (heart) boobies" bracelets.

The American Civil Liberties Union says the Easton Area School District ban violates students' First Amendment rights.

The suit filed Monday says two middle school students received in-school suspensions last month for wearing bracelets that say, "I (Heart) Boobies. Keep a Breast."

School officials call the rubber jewelry distracting and demeaning.

The ACLU says the bracelets are perhaps irreverent, but not indecent.

School districts in Wyoming, Florida and California have run into similar disputes.

The bracelets are sold by a California nonprofit to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer organizations.